One interesting line in the Christmas story is the conclusion in Luke 2:19: Mary treasured these things and pondered them in her heart. What does that mean? This line comes after Luke narrates the well-known events of Luke chapter 2: Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem to pay taxes, she gave birth, laid Him inContinue reading “Mary pondered these things in her heart. Luke 2:18-19”
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PARENTING IS SACRIFICE. Luke 1:38; 2:35.
God uses children to make us less selfish. Because what can yank you out of your self-absorption faster than a fussy baby or a screaming child? All parents make sacrifices for their children. But God calls some parents to unusual and difficult sacrifices. Mary was engaged when the angel Gabriel showed up and said, “Hail,Continue reading “PARENTING IS SACRIFICE. Luke 1:38; 2:35.”
Bondservant. Luke 1:38
How do you respond to bad news? To challenges? To setbacks? Do you know how young Mary responded when the angel came and said, in effect, “God will make you pregnant, but everyone will assume the worst and will whisper lies about you for the rest of your life, and it will be a hardContinue reading “Bondservant. Luke 1:38”
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